Farneon

Well, this fragrance is just powdery fresh! :-) Here the assessment is exceptionally true times to 100 percent! For this, the iris should be responsible, which holds out the entire course of the fragrance. Who expects a woodier and spicier note after a few hours, sees himself deceived, but somehow everything plays together top, without the fragrance sometime one-dimensional.

Since I personally like linear scent progressions very much, there is a compliment for this. The distinction between top, heart and base notes falls out yes, although one does not necessarily have anything to do with the other. Now "powdery" is absolutely not my preferred fragrance, but I can live well with it, if it comes along so balanced and "trimmed to man".

I feel similarly about the even slightly more exciting, but also much more expensive "Chanel Boy". The even more powdery "Prada Amber pour Homme" on the other hand was me in the long run then but too extreme (or too feminine?) in its expression. Here but to judge by my nose thus much was done right and nothing wrong.

From therefore I can say to "Prada L'Homme" not much more than "everyday and office-suitable harmony par excellence". Would I prefer powder, there would probably be a better rating. Still, a very good job by Daniela Andrier, who already made me happy with "Gucci Envy" and "Bottega Veneta pour Homme"! :-)

Well, it's partly wonderful to read how much the reviews here refer to "The Third Man", the b/w movie classic from 1949. The fragrance, however, was created about 35 years later and is now also over 35 years old. So you could say: He just celebrates half-time! :-)

At least in terms of "half-life" he is very persistent and I would like to make here no partly aberwitzigen bridges to the Viennese sewerage or Orson Welles personal fragrance. Quite pragmatically I state that here - as with many other fragrances from the 1980s - an olfactory bridge is built to modern times.

"Le 3ᵉ Homme" moves olfactorically somewhere in the neighborhood of "My spicy citrus power beats your mossy lavender soap by far!" ;-) The third man is not badly chosen as a name because this EDT tries to combine the best of man 1 (that very same post-war policeman) and man 2 (a kind of Miami Vice-verse). Unfortunately, Man 2 has also been around for more than three decades now ....

I like many 80s fragrances, even if I can do nothing with the fashion of that time and there are the best of it only as Dupes to buy. Probably because just those bridges were built, which picked up the young masculinity, without completely neglecting the good old school. According to the motto "Everything comes back" but today some oldschool fragrances are experiencing a renaissance again thanks to the barbershops.

Let's get to the real thing: "Le 3ᵉ Homme": Even if the ingredients seem anything but original, the overall fragrance is nevertheless. Perfectly crafted, everything blends into an overall construct that is indeed unmistakable. I always admire something like that, especially in the present day, when even Guerlain smells like Rabanne or YSL like Lacoste.

Will say: I am grateful for a kind of originality that is hard to find today. Unfortunately, this overall construct is not really mine, which then again is a matter of personal taste. Lavender and oakmoss are just not my preferred scents and the so-called green is not my preferred aura. Who likes it, who is happy!

This extremely affordable fragrance reminds a little (!) of the no longer produced classic "D&G By Man", although "Uomo?" already saw the light of day a year earlier. This may have to do with the synthetic fragrance called Hedion, which is supposed to smell jasmine-like, but certainly comes across as particularly peculiar (I would say aquatic-floral).

The question mark by the name "Uomo?" makes sense in this case, because the EDT could also pass as unisex, but this is not detrimental to him at all. Of course, there will be other synthetic substances in play here just because of the price (what please is a solar note?), but I do not do hard with it, especially since we have to do with almost all fragrances that we are talking about here, with at least 80% synthetically produced alcohol! ;-)

In my nose, "Uomo?" comes in any case very harmonious, perhaps because from the top to the base notes spicy, floral and woody notes are integrated. Durability and sillage are not outstanding, but for the price of about 20 euros for 75 ml more than okay. For me, it is a very independent office-suitable everyday fragrance, which draws its freshness times not from citrus fruits and ends at the back not as woody as many of his colleagues.

Hm, the much praised and highly acclaimed "Terre d'Hermès" (TDH)! Should I as a vetiver and freshness fan actually like mega well ... and it does, but with certain restrictions, because I have now also tested many other fragrances with similar DNA type.

I got my first bottle shortly after the appearance of this fragrance given, and at that time my first thought was: "interesting"! ;-) ... Like eating sushi or drinking whiskey for the first time in your life (referring to the experience, not the scent, of course).

At that time TDH has me somehow slain whether the unexpected top note and sillage, while I was in the mid 200s quite already familiar with some more extreme (!?) Fragrances, from Azzaro to Yves Saint-Laurent to Mugler. I have but quickly accustomed to the earthy freshness and the citrusy wood, which I had not known so far (not to mention vetiver as a significant ingredient).

I can probably also add nothing earth-shattering to the 150+ reviews here. There are certainly more experienced and practiced "sniffers" among the authors than me. After a good 15 years by now, I've come to like TDH a lot. On the whole, however, I find it a bit too intrusive and unbalanced for its DNA.

I wish I could describe it better, but I would probably like it if the violent pointed-sour notes would be somewhat cushioned by a slightly (!) Sweetish-floral addition such as the tonka bean in "Cuir Vetiver" by (hold on!) Yves Rocher! :-)

Conclusion (subjective, as always): too fierce for the office, too tangy for going out, too showy for sports and too earthy for dating! When should I put it on? In between stop! ;-)

It is of course a big difference whether you treat yourself to a blind buy for 20 euros, because it is cheap everywhere, or invest 200 euros in a previously untasted niche fragrance, which is not so easy to get! I always decide for the former! :-) Sure, you're disappointed every now and then, but you're less attached to the purchased product and say to yourself "pizza for two" doesn't cost more either! ;-)

So it happened to me as a vetiver fan (you have to like then just) with "Cuir Vetiver" by Yves Rocher. Where I am anyway the opinion, one should not underestimate old-established cosmetics brands like this or also Clinique, Avon and Jovan. They know more about fragrances and skin care than Mercedes-Benz, Lacoste, Adidas, Jaguar or Diesel. Of course, their perfume business is outsourced, but expertise that has grown over decades also has its advantages

Many think we have it here with a clone of Terre d'Hermès to do, but that's only partly true. In my nose, the sillage is not so exorbitantly pronounced (which I welcome in this case) and the whole earthy-fresh all-round impact is significantly softened by the tonka bean. Still, the basic DNA remains. It may lack some the pepper or the orange, but in the office or among many people I actually feel more comfortable with "Cuir Vetiver", because a slight sweetness also plays along.

In this sense: there are also alternatives in the low price segment, which may lean on famous fragrances, but are still independent and seem more suitable for everyday use. The perfumer has, after all, already worked for Narciso Rodriguez, Liquides Imaginaires and Tom Ford!

Who (like me) Vetiver likes, is herewith definitely in good hands!